S. Shankar

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S. Shankar
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Shankar in 2018
Born
Shankar Shanmugam

(1963-08-17) 17 August 1963 (age 60)
Kumbakonam, Madras State, India
Alma materCentral Polytechnic College
Occupation Film director Screenwriter
Years active1993–present
Notable work
SpouseEaswari Shankar
Children3; including Aditi [1]

Shankar Shanmugam (born 17 August 1963), credited as S. Shankar or his mononym Shankar, is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works predominantly in Tamil cinema. He is one of the most prolific and highest paid film directors in India. [2] His films typically deal with the contemporary social issues, vigilante themes and the usage of state of the art technology and VFX. He has won one National Film Award, four Filmfare Award South and six Tamil Nadu State Film Awards in his career.

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He made his debut as a director in the film Gentleman (1993), for which he won the Filmfare Best Director Award and the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director. He usually collaborates with composer A. R. Rahman, both having done over 11 films together. Two of his films Indian (1996) and Mudhalvan (1999), which deal with social and political issues, was commercially very successful and also submitted by India for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but neither earned a nomination. He was awarded an honorary doctorate by M. G. R. University.

His psychological thriller Anniyan , featuring Vikram in three distinct characters (Ambi, Remo & Anniyan) was released in 2005 with highly critical and commercial success. After Anniyan, Shankar teamed up with Rajinikanth on Sivaji (2007), the most expensive Indian film at that time. [3] He again collaborated with Rajinikanth for a science-fiction film Enthiran (2010), which again turned out to be highest grossing Tamil film at that time and also its sequel 2.0 (2018), is the seventh highest-grossing film in India and the tenth highest-grossing Indian film worldwide. [4] [5] It is also the highest-grossing Indian film of 2018.

Early life

Shankar was born on 17 August 1963 in Kumbakonam, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu to Muthulakshmi and Shanmugam. He completed his diploma in mechanical engineering from Central Polytechnic College and worked in an typewriting company before entering the film industry. [6] He was roped into the film industry as a screenwriter by S. A. Chandrasekhar, who accidentally saw the drama stage shows made by Shankar and his team. Though, he wanted to be an actor, he chose to be a director instead and became one of the leading directors in Indian cinema. [6] [7]

Career

1986-1990

Shankar began his career as an actor in the films Vasantha Raagam in 1986 and Seetha. He later became an assistant to film directors like S. A. Chandrasekhar and Pavithran. [7] His first break in Hindi films was as an assistant director to S. A. Chandrasekhar in Jai Shiv Shankar (1990) produced by Rajesh Khanna.

1993-2001

In 1993, he made his directional debut through Gentleman . Starring Arjun Sarja in the lead role, the film was made with a higher budget in Tamil cinema during that time, won positive response and became a blockbuster. [8] A. R. Rahman, the film's music composer continued to work with Shankar in his following 6 directorial ventures.

His second film Kadhalan , a romantic-action film was released in the following year, had Prabhu Deva in the lead role. In 1996, he collaborated with Kamal Haasan for Indian . It was dubbed in Hindi as Hindustani and Telugu as Bharateeyudu. The film was selected as the country's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Following Indian, Shankar began work on Jeans , which released in 1998 and became the most expensive film in Indian cinema at that time with a budget of ₹ 200 million. Upon release, it became one of the highest grossing Tamil films of the 1990s. He made his production debut through Mudhalvan (1999). Arjun Sarja joined the project as lead actor and the Movie was a Hit.

Shankar opted to remake Mudhalvan in Hindi as Nayak , thus making his Bollywood debut. Nayak, released in September 2001, was declared a "Flop" by Box Office India due to the poor marketing, its high budget and distribution price. It went on to gain a cult status despite not doing well at the box office. [9] [10] [11] Shankar started to work on his next film which was supposed to be a science fiction film titled Robot that was slated to have Kamal Haasan in the lead, the project was stalled since Kamal Haasan was busy with other projects. Later, the project could not move forward due to budgeting problems. [12]

2003-2009

His musical entertainer film Boys was released in 2003, which received mixed response from the critics and audience, prompting it to do only average business. However A. R. Rahman's soundtrack for the film became a major sensation. On the box-office front, the Telugu dubbed version of Boys was a big hit in Andhra Pradesh. [13] His psychological thriller Anniyan , featuring Vikram in three distinct characters (Ambi, Remo & Anniyan) was released in 2005 with Harris Jayaraj as the composer for his film. Anniyan turned out to become the second highest grossing Tamil film of 2005. Shortly after the release of Anniyan, it was reported that Shankar had teamed up with Rajinikanth and AVM Productions for a film. He renewed his association with A. R. Rahman with the film. Sivaji was made at a budget of ₹ 600 million, [3] the most expensive Indian film at that time. He was paid with a record salary of ₹100 million for the film. After two years of filming, the film released in 2007. Ultimately it became one of the highest grossing Tamil films of that time.

2010-2018

Following Sivaji, Shankar revisited the possibilities of opinion regarding the script of Robot, he later decided to make the project in Tamil with Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai. The film was produced by South Indian media proprietor, Kalanithi Maran, was renamed as Enthiran and was made on a budget of ₹1.32 billion, the most expensive Indian film. Some reports also make it one of the highest grossing Tamil films of the time. [14] [15] After initial reports indicating that Shankar's next film is entitled to be with Siddharth, Shankar started to work on Nanban , the Tamil remake of the 2009 Hindi film 3 Idiots starring Vijay, Jiiva and Srikanth. The film opened in January 2012. After Nanban, it was wrongly reported that Shankar's next film would be called Therdal. [16] On 21 June 2012, Shankar announced his next film named I . [17] A romantic thriller, Vikram essayed the roles of a bodybuilder, fashion model, and hunchback. It was his second collaboration with Shankar after Anniyan , while Amy Jackson was the female lead and his second collaboration with her, after Thaandavam . The film, made over a period of two and half years, released on 14 January 2015 to mixed reviews and earned almost ₹2 billion in 19 days. [18] Then he started working on 2.0 , a sequel to Enthiran , which released on 29 November 2018 and received mixed reviews. However, it went on to become the seventh highest-grossing Indian film worldwide.

2019-present

Shankar then began work on Indian 2 , the sequel to Indian, reuniting with Kamal Haasan. It was produced by Lyca Productions, marking the production company's second collaboration with Shankar after 2.0. However, due to Haasan contesting the 2019 Indian general election, an accident on the sets, [19] and the COVID 19 pandemic, production paused on the film. In February 2021, Shankar announced his debut in Telugu cinema, Game Changer , starring Ram Charan and Kiara Advani; with the story written by Karthik Subbaraj. [20] It was produced by Dil Raju, under Sri Venkateswara Creations. In April 2021, he also announced his debut in Hindi cinema with Ranveer Singh, a remake of Anniyan. It was to be produced by Jayantilal Gada under Pen Studios. [21] However, Shankar faced legal difficulties regarding rights to remake the film and the production never commenced. [22] Production on Game Changer began, and after Haasan became available following the release of Vikram, Shankar stated that he will work on and direct both Game Changer and Indian 2 simultaneously. [23] Shankar announced a June 2024 release date for Indian 2, [24] and Game Changer is also expected to release in 2024. [25] Haasan also announced that a third part to Indian has been finished shooting, and that post production would commence after the production of Indian 2 finishes. [26]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released

As director, writer and producer

  • All films in Tamil unless otherwise noted
List of S. Shankar film credits as director, writer and producer
YearTitleCredited asNotes
DirectorProducerWriter
1993 Gentleman YesYes
1994 Kadhalan YesYes
1996 Indian YesYes
1998 Jeans YesYes
1999 Mudhalvan YesYesYes
2001 Nayak YesYesHindi; Remake of Mudhalvan
2003 Boys YesYes
2004 Kaadhal Yes
2005 Anniyan YesYes
2006 Imsai Arasan 23am Pulikesi Yes
Veyil Yes
2007 Sivaji: The Boss YesYes
Kalloori Yes
2008 Arai Enn 305-il Kadavul Yes
2009 Eeram Yes
2010 Rettaisuzhi Yes
Anandhapurathu Veedu Yes
Enthiran YesYes
2012 Nanban YesRemake of 3 Idiots
2014 Kappal Yes
2015 I YesYes
2018 2.0 YesYes
2024 Indian 2 †YesYesPost-production [27]
Game Changer †YesTelugu; Filming [28]

As an actor

List of S. Shankar film credits as actor
YearTitleRoleNotes
1985Vesham
1986Poovum PuyalumStudent
Vasantha Raagam Printing press worker
1987 Neethikku Thandanai Reporter
1990 Seetha Japan
1994 Kadhalan Lyricist for "Pettai Rap"
Special appearance in the song "Kadhalikum Pennin"
1996 Indian PolicemanSpecial appearance
2002 Kadhal Virus HimselfSpecial appearance
2007 Sivaji: The Boss Special appearance in the song "Balleilakka"
2010 Enthiran Special appearance
2012 Nanban DirectorSpecial appearance in the song "Ask Laska"

Awards and nominations

National Film Awards

List of S. Shankar National Film Awards and nominations
YearFilmCategoryResultRef.
2006 Veyil National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil Won [29]

Filmfare Awards South

List of S. Shankar Filmfare Awards South awards and nominations
YearFilmCategoryResultRef.
1993 Gentleman Best Director Won [30]
1994 Kadhalan [31]
2005 Anniyan [32]
2006 Veyil Best Film – Tamil [33]
2007 Sivaji: The.Boss Best DirectorNominated [34]
2010 Enthiran [35]
2015 I [36]

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

List of S. Shankar Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and nominations
YearFilmCategoryResultRef.
1993 Gentleman Best Director Won [37]
1996 Indian Best Film (First prize) [38]
2005 Anniyan Best Film (Second prize) [39]
Best Director [40]
2006 Veyil Best Film (First prize) [41]
2007 Sivaji: The.Boss [42]

Vijay Awards

List of S. Shankar Vijay Awards and nominations
YearFilmCategoryResultRef.
2010 Enthiran: The Robot Favourite Director Won [43]
2013 Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan Award for Excellence in Indian Cinema [44]

Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards

List of S. Shankar Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards and nominations
YearFilmCategoryResultRef.
2018 2.0 Best Animation and Visual Effect Won [45]

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